CHAPTER 12

The belief that the US should expand to the Pacific Ocean was called Manifest _____.

• Mission
• Destiny
• Mandate
• Fate

Who won the election of 1844?

• William Henry Harrison
• Zachary Taylor
• Millard Fillmore
• James K. Polk

Who were usually the first white people to arrive in western territories?

• Missionaries
• Soldiers
• Mountain men
• Settlers

Which trail did Jedediah Smith locate?

• South Pass
• North Pass
• Cumberland Gap
• Oregon Trail

Who first led American settlers to Texas?

• Sam Houston
• Stephen Austin
• William Travis
• Davy Crockett

Against which nation did Texas fight for its independence?

• Spain
• France
• United States
• Mexico

Who became the dictator of Mexico in 1833?

• Santa Anna
• Stephen Austin
• Winfield Scott
• Joseph Smith

At which battle did Texas defeat Mexico and secure its independence?

• Battle of the Alamo
• Battle of San Jacinto
• Battle of Veracruz
• Battle of Mexico City

Which state existed as the Lone Star Republic?

• California
• Missouri
• Texas
• Oklahoma

Which state briefly existed as the Bear Flag Republic?

• California
• Missouri
• Texas
• Oklahoma